Just picked this up, missed it when it came out. I really liked this. Great female vocals (although slightly accented), definitely will seek out more stuff with her on it. Sounds kind of like the Triosphere singer, more rocker than operatic/gothy metal. Helloween, Gamma Ray, Masterplan, Pagan's Mind members.

Nothing really stands out on this. Sammy's Sammy, and the Micheal Anthony vocals are great, but it seems like Satriani is playing on 1/4 speed/intensity, and the alright, alright * 100 is pretty bad.

Kind of reminds me of why the first Chickenfoot cd was only listened to a couple of times. The other thing with both being the ridiculous packaging. Paper sleeves suck. This one has 3-D glasses and a card for each member, but of course no lyrics, and no jewel case, although one of the other editions may have it.

I think DLR & EVH latest beats this, although that's not saying much on either side.

Not liking this much at all. I've loved these guys since their EP and while there were some overly sugary songs on the last one, this one seems to be intent on having a country crossover. There's some of Lizzy Hale's aggressiveness sprinkled in here, but it isn't much. This is approaching the Disney/Nickelodeon level of "rawk".

The Downward Spiral positioned Trent Reznor as industrial's own Phil Spector, painting detailed, layered soundscapes from a wide tonal palette. Not only did he fully integrated the crashing metal guitars of Broken, but several newfound elements -- expanded song structures, odd time signatures, shifting arrangements filled with novel sounds, tremendous textural variety -- can be traced to the influence of progressive rock. So can the painstaking attention devoted to pacing and contrast

It's been 6 years since Vol. 4, and the result is lower, slower, mellower(?) in general. Not a necessarily a bad thing, still a good album, just at a more relaxed pace. Where they'd previously explode into a chorus, they kind of slide into it. There's even an all acoustic song, and a duet with male vocals (singing, not growling). Hope it's not another 6 years.

Newly Acquired. This is an unapologetically HARD album. There's only a couple of moments slowing down (including a duet with Mats Leven, producer), but the rest is a relentless pounding. Hopefully, it's almost time for album #3.